Country Cooking with the Booker's

02/29/2024

Yummy , Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

06/05/2023

Orange Creamsicle No Bake Pie

1 ready-to-use graham cracker crust
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tub (8 oz) cool whip thawed
zest of 1 orange
1/3 cup pulp-free orange juice
1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding

Instructions
Combine softened cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sweetened condensed milk (reserve the rest for later) into a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer until well blended.
Add 1/2 cup of the cool whip (reserve the rest for later) and beat together until combined. Spread onto the bottom of the graham cracker crust.
In the same bowl, combine the remaining sweetened condensed milk, fresh orange zest, orange juice, and the dry instant pudding mix. Beat together with a mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining cool whip. Spread onto the 1st layer in the pie crust and spread out evenly.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

06/04/2023

Club Sandwiches
Ingredients
wheat bread (or bread of choice)
2 Tablespoons mayo
lettuce
tomato slices
salt and pepper to taste
sliced deli ham
sliced turkey
bacon cooked
1 slice Colby jack cheese (or cheese of choice)

Instructions
Toast your bread and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Spread the 3 pieces of cooled toast with mayo.
On one slice, add your lettuce and tomato. Go ahead and add a little salt and pepper to those tomatoes.
Put a 2nd piece of bread, mayo side down, on the sandwich. Then add a little more mayo to the top of that piece.
Next, stack your meat and cheese, and top with the last slice of bread, mayo side down.
Use a well-sharpened knife to cut the sandwich into triangles, using toothpicks to hold everything together.

05/31/2023

FRESH SQUEEZED LEMONADE

Ingredients
6 cups water divided
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice

Instructions
Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Place over medium-low heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside, allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Pour 1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice into a pitcher. Add sugar/water mixture (simple syrup).
Add remaining 5 cups water and stir well. Pour over ice and serve, or transfer to refrigerator and allow to chill several hours before serving.

05/30/2023

STUFFED STRAWBERRIES

Ingredients
18-24 large strawberries
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese (softened)
1/3 cup sour cream
2/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (optional)

Instructions
Prep the strawberries by cutting off the stems and slicing them in half. Next, cut a small sliver off of the back of each strawberry half so that they sit up straight. Use a spoon to carefully hollow out the middle (doesn’t need to be a large hole)
In a medium sized mixing bowl, beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form (about 5 minutes).
In a separate bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth.
Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well mixed.
Spoon the cream cheese mixture onto each sliced strawberry.
Finish with a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs (Optional)

05/29/2023

BLT PASTA SALAD

PASTA SALAD INGREDIENTS

▢ 1 16-ounce box Rotini Pasta cooked, drained, and rinsed with cold water
▢ 13 slices bacon cooked and chopped
▢ ½ large red onion finely diced
▢ 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
▢ romaine lettuce cut or torn into bite size pieces
▢ 1½ cups cherry tomatoes cut in half

DRESSING INGREDIENTS

▢ 1 1-ounce packet Hidden Valley Dressing Mix dry
▢ 1½ cups mayonnaise
▢ ½ cup sour cream

INSTRUCTIONS


In a medium mixing bowl combine dry Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix, mayonnaise, and sour cream. Use a whisk to mix together. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Cook rotini pasta per package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. Place in a large mixing bowl.
Add cooked and chopped bacon, red onion, shredded cheddar cheese , cherry tomatoes, and romaine lettuce. Pour dressing mix over ingredients. Use tongs to gently toss salad until well coated.
Serve immediately.

05/28/2023

Crust Ingredients:

1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup flour (you can use gluten-free, if you need too)

Filling Ingredients:

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz Cool Whip

Topping Ingredients:

1 Can of Blueberry Pie Filling

Directions:

Combine crust ingredients. Spread in a 9x13inch pan for 15 minutes at 350F. Remove from oven and cool.
Cream together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread over cooled crust.
Top with Blueberry Pie Filling
Spread over cream cheese filling and chill.

05/27/2023

Beginning tomorrow I will be posting new recipes that are GREAT for the hot summer days ahead. They will be easy and quick. Who wants to spend time in a hot kitchen ? Be sure to invite all your friends and family to join the page.

04/18/2023

Whose ready to get back to some country cooking ? Your comments will be the determining factor.

11/23/2022

03/03/2022

Cakes, cookies or pies !😋just let us know!

02/14/2022

Delicious Reeses PB Cup Cake

Fixed this cake last night and oh my my was it delicious. Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cake with Chocolate Ganache